Page 85 of The Valiant Knight
“Celebrate?”
He explained.
“I was coming down to ask you out to dinner, and that’s when I saw you go into the lake. I was celebrating that you weren’t going to say no, since you asked.”
She understood now.
And she owed him an explanation.
“It was my ex-husband. He made me like this,” she said, being honest.
Her therapist said if she was honest, he couldn't hurt her anymore. On top of that, this cop saved her life. She owed him that.
A promise was a promise, and she made a vow to the universe.
Finn was surprised she said it to him, but he liked how she was owning it and not hiding from him because of the asshole that hurt her.
“Do you want me to find him and beat his ass until he cries for his mother?” he asked. “Because I absolutely will if you bail me out.”
At his words, her heart skipped.
This man was so protective, and she loved it.
She smiled at him.
“No, that would mean dealing with him, and I like being free from his tyranny. I’d prefer not letting the crazy back in.”
That he got.
“If you change your mind, Lass, I’m here.”
Yeah, she could see that.
Gabby was still flushed, and she figured it was from being in this man’s lap. So, she changed the subject.
“Do you want to meet me in the village tomorrow?” she asked. “For our date?”
Oh, he loved that word. It had been a while since he’d wanted to have one of those.
Only, they had an issue.
He was old-fashioned.
It was time to make sure she understood that he wasNOTleaving her alone for a second. They’d had two too many brushes with death today.
“I’m staying here tonight. Maybe tomorrow, we can swing by my place and get me more clothes. Mine seem to be…wet.”
Oh, well, she could do that.
She was to the point.
“I must look like a drowned rat. You seem to save me a lot, and for that, I’m grateful.”
Oh, and he’d keep doing it.
Someone had to. This woman seemed to either have really bad luck, or what he thought he heard under the water was an ominous warning. He was going to keep her within arm’s length.
Just.
